A/N it's take an looong time to update this story, because I'm still sceptical on whether or not I like it enough to turn it into one of my priorities, like my other two. I hope you like what I came up with for this next chapter! Let me know if you think I should carry it on, or if you have any constructive criticism.

"Ooh, what's that?" Andy said, as Bella entered the common room with a letter in her hand.

"Nothing. just a letter from mother." She said, waving her hand in dismissal of the conversation. Andy, unfortunately for Bellatrix, had never been one to give up easily.

"What did she have to say?" she pressed on, her eyes narrowing at her older sister.

"Nothing, Andromeda, isn't that what I just said?" Bella snapped, before sighing and storming into the girls' dorm. Andy turned to Narcissa, who was sat silently beside her.

"There's definitely something wrong with her. 'Andromeda'?" she shook her head and looked towards where Bella had gone upstairs, "We have to find out what she's hiding." Narcissa nodded to her sister's remark, and looked up as well.

"She's clearly not in a good mood. I think they're from her dorm." She smiled, pointing it out to Andy as two girls ran down the stairs, clearly distressed.

"Hey! Ladies, what's going on?" Andromeda had stood up and was currently speed-walking across the common room towards the two.

"Your sister's nuts, Black!" one of them said, the one with blue eyes and red hair, "She stormed in, grumbling to herself and then suddenly she was yelling at us to get out!" she gestured wildly with her arms before throwing herself onto the couch.

"I Dunno! Can' even is' in our own dorm wi 'out th' Bellatrix constantly tellin' us to germ'. I suggest' you sort' er', Andy before someone complains to Slugged." Said the second, who had brown pigtails and green eyes. Instead of sitting beside her roommate, she headed towards the door and flung herself into the corridor.

"She's going to get herself killed, she is," The red-haired one said, shaking her head, "Talking to them Mudblood Lovers in Hufflepuff." She sighed and leant back into the couch, turning to Narcissa.

"So, a little hippogriff told me that you've made friends with that weirdo." She nodded towards Lucius, who was sat on his own in the corner, his head down.

"Ugh! I talked to him once! It's not that big a deal." The girl shrugged at the youngest Black sister before standing up and heading out of the door.

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The Great Hall was all a buzz, and as usual Bella was ranting about the 'fools of Gryffindor' who were constantly disrupting her classes with their 'idiocies' Andy rolled her eyes as she rattled on, before turning to her sharply.

"What was in that letter?" she demanded, making Narcissa jump and Bella choke on her pumpkin juice.

"I already told you, Andy, to drop it." she said calmly, placing down her cup and taking a bite of her toast.

"Well we're not going to, are we Cissy?" Narcissa timidly shook her head. Of course she wanted to know what was in the letter, wanted to know her sister was okay, but Bellatrix Black was not someone you would wish to cross.

"Andromeda. Leave it alone. It was none of your business."

"You're our sister! Of course it's our business! Surely it can't be that bad, Mother wouldn't have sent a normal letter if it was."

"No, she wouldn't!" Narcissa cut in with a smile, her mouth full of beans. She swallowed at the slightly disgusted look her sisters threw at her, "She'd have a sent a Howler!"

"Well, she may not think of it as bad but I certainly do!" the oldest sister snapped, taking another vicious bite of toast, "And it's a good job she didn't!"

"Bella, please tell us what it said," Andy asked quietly, placing a hand gently on Bellatrix's had. The girl rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Fine, but not here." She stood up and left the hall, her younger siblings following close behind/

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"So what did it say?" Andy was onto her as soon as they were outside and had leant on the wall.

"I'm betrothed..." Bella sad, looking sadly to her feet. Andy's mouth dropped open and Narcissa gasped, covering her own.

"Oh, Bella!" Andy pulled her into a hug before holding her at arm's length, "Who to?"

"Rodolphus Lestrange. H-He's thirteen years older than m-me." ((This is actually canon, as so said on the Harry Potter wiki)) She was crying now, salty tears falling from her cheeks as Andromeda pulled her back into a hug, Narcissa worming her way between them.

"Is there no way to convince them otherwise?" Narcissa asked quietly, as Bella furiously scrubbed her eyes. She shook her head.

"You know what Mother and Father are like. They said I don't have to marry him until I've finished school. You two are so l-lucky."

"Are we? This is going to be us in a few years, sister. But don't worry. There will be a way out of this. I'm sure if you met someone else…" Andy was grabbing at straws now, but even she knew that it was impossible. Everyone at Hogwarts hated Bellatrix, and probably vice versa. Andy sighed sadly and hugged her sister harder.

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The common room was… quieter than usual. "They look so sad…" One girl whispered with an anxious glance to the three girls lounging on the couch, vacant expressions blanketing their faces. Another boy was presumably talking to his younger brother, a first year, saying, "I've never seen them like this." The whole common room was staring cautiously at these three girls, too quiet to be members of the Black family. Narcissa glanced around, before Lucius caught her eye. He was looking at her. She was about to look away when she saw that he was motioning for her to go to him. she looked back at her two sisters. Andy smirked at her, before glancing anxiously Bella, who was looking tearfully into thin air.

"Alright, you lot, get lost!" she yelled, standing up. the common room scattered, some leaving completely and others going up to the dorms, leaving no more than ten others in the common room. Narcissa stood up and went over to the blond boy.

"What's going on with her?" Lucius said, nodding towards Bellatrix, who was still staring into the distance.

"Is she the reason you wanted to talk to me?" Narcissa asked, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow.

"No," he looked at her before smiling. She couldn't help but smile back – his lopsided grin was actually kind of cute. She shook herself. What was she thinking?!

"I actually wanted to ask if you wanted to go to Hogsmead with me," He shrugged, "Apparently they have a trip planned for next weekend." He smiled at her, before noticing she had turned pink and was gaping like a fish.

"M-Me? Well I think that I'll be going with the other two, but… They're really holding one now? We've only just started the term!" The boy before her shrugged as she finished her sentence.

"I personally think that it's because the latest Black descendant got into Slytherin." He laughed at her wide eyes. "But I'm sure it's because Dumbledore want's to 'celebrate the new school year' something like that. You don't have to go with me if you'd rather go with your sisters." He smiled again, giving Narcissa that weird feeling. She shook it off but smiled and nodded.

"I live with them, plus I see them all the time. I think it would be cool to go with someone different."

"Meet you here on Saturday then? McGonagall and Filch likes the students to be in the courtyard by ten o'clock." Narcissa nodded before heading back to her sisters, feeling guilty but strangely excited for the weekend.

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Andy watched Narcissa as she sat back down. "What did Malfoy have to say?" Bella's head snapped around and she turned to face Narcissa.

"Nothing much, he just wanted to know If I fancied going with him to Hogsmead on Saturday." Her sisters' mouths dropped open as she spoke. "What?" she asked, leaning on the arm of the chair.

"Hogsmead is, like, the most famous Hogwarts dating place. If he takes you to Madame Puddifoot's you know it's for real, and he definitely likes you." Andy said, looking to Bella with a grin.

"I think it's wonderful you are making some friends, Narcissa," Bella said with a small smile, "Although I was expecting you to spend your first weekend with us, so we could show you around, I think it's nice that you aren't just spending all of your time with us." She held her arms open, asking for a hug. Cissy obliged – It wasn't every day Bellatrix Black offered you a hug, although she had been seen many times begrudgingly accepting them off her sisters.

"I feel bad though. After all, you two don't have dates. I just feel like I'm abandoning you both."

Andromeda laughed and shook her head, "Don't worry, Cissy, it won't be hard for us to find dates if we must. I mean, I have a couple of people in mind whom I could ask to go with, as friends, and Bella could go with one of her friends."

"You know I don't have many friends, Andy." Mumbled Bella with a sad tone.

"OH stop being so miserable, you, and I know for a fact you have many boys who would kill for a chance to escort you to Hogsmead. Go with one of them."

"Fine," Bella said with the roll of her eyes. She may have been the oldest, but Bellatrix knew that crossing Andromeda would not be a good plan.

"Fabulous. It's sorted." Said Andy with a smile.

A/N (I know I already have one but meh oh well) I hope this is okay - It's taken so long to get a chapter up, I know, and I'm sorry, but I have a week away from school now so fingers crossed I can get a few new chapters up.